Dr. Meta Remec: Under a military uniform - male body, hygiene, sexuality during World War I

The military has always been a symbol of order and discipline. In the age of bourgeoisie, the military began to attach an important role in raising public awareness of new hygiene standards and commandments and a healthy lifestyle. It has become important in the fight against progressive degeneration as a result of alcohol abuse, tobacco etc. This time, the lecturer will present ways of planned training of soldiers, which was conducted with the help of manuals, lectures and practical demonstrations. Special attention will be paid to comparing the information received by members of the various armies regarding sexuality. Outraged public reactions in Slovenia, in the wake of fears of moral collapse, have triggered campaigns to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

Dr. Meta Remec is a research associate at the Institute for Contemporary History. After studying history and Italian language with literature, she enrolled in a postgraduate degree in history. In 2015, she defended her doctoral dissertation entitled Population Awareness for a Healthy Life in the Age of Citizenship. She is the author of two scientific monographs and has published several original scientific articles and independent scientific essays. She focused on healthy lifestyle issues, the fight against alcohol and tobacco, sexuality issues and the development of macrobiotics. She also addressed the complications associated with bilingualism and national conflicts in ethnically mixed Slovene-Italian territory at the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries.